Escarole adds pungent note to quick pasta dish

6:33 PM,
Jan. 2, 2013

Slightly wilted escarole pairs well with pasta.

Written by

Joe Gray
Chicago Tribune

Last year was the year of kale, with recipes for kale chips and kale salads everywhere. It seems that any food-related get-together, especially potlucks and picnics, features a kale Caesar. No complaints. These dishes are beautiful departures from the cooked green. But all that kale has made me forget other greens.

Like escarole. In recent weeks I've rediscovered its slightly jagged leaves and mildly bitter flavor. It works well in salads, especially when ...